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Amsteel=Truckers hitch??

I have a hammock stand that I built using 2-2x4s and 4 guy lines going to anchors. I am currently using 3/8" rope for guy lines. I am thinking of switching to Amsteel, as that I have a roll of 7/64" coming. I am using a truckers hitch. I have read that amsteel and knots don't mix. What about a truckers hitch? Any other suggestions, if not. Whoopies I don't think will work, because I need them to pull tight, the tighter, the better!

Or just switch to splices. They retain more of the original strength of the amsteel and hold very well. Seems like Whoopie slings would be a natural for the application. Lots of experience by people on the forums on how well they hold.

I used a single Whoopie on an a single tree stand at the Ozark Hang. I just set the whoopie where I needed it and then used the truckers hitch on my ridgeline of the tarp to set the stand. Then hung the hammock and it work great.

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

Problem with knots in dyneema is 2 fold.
1. It's slippery and doesn't hold knots well. Any sort of "knot in a knot" like a fishermans knot even a truckers hitch does well.
2. It's very strong, but small diameter. Chafe/ abrasion can cause a real problem due to a "fine line rubbing on a fine line".